DERA MURAD JAMALI: At least four policemen were killed in a rocket-and-gun attack on a police vehicle in Chattar area of Nasirabad district on Thursday.

Sources said that police personnel were patrolling the Chattar road area when their vehicle came under attack. Four policemen were killed.

Those killed were identified as ASI Kareem Bakhsh Bhangar, Hawaldar Rawat Domki and Constables Sadora Khan Pahore and Abdul Wahid Bakhsh Parkani.

Police and FC personnel rushed to the place and took bodies to hospital.

“The police mobile was destsroyed,” officials said.

Three personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured in gun attack in the area two days ago.

Security forces have cordoned off the entire area and launched a search operation to arrest the attackers.

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